Only regular subscribers need apply for our 
Free Seed Distribution. All must inclose a 
stamp in their applications. 
(From the Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 19, 1885.) 
BARN-YARD MANURE vs. FERTILIZERS 
A SAFE FAMILY REMEDY. 
ESPECIALLY SUITED FOIL 
“Good gracious,” said the hen, when she 
discovered the porcelain egg in her nest, “I 
shall be a bricklayer next.” 
Stockton teacher to boy in grammar class 
—“Johu, correct the following sentence: “ ‘I 
are very cold.’ ” Johu, as he wipes the pre- 
spiratiou from his forehead with his shirt 
sleeve—“It we durned hot.” 
A little girl, walking one day with her 
mother in a graveyard, and reading one after 
another the praises of those who slept beneath 
the turf, said: “Mamma, l wonder where 
they bury all the sinners.” 
At an “old maids’ auction” at a New Eng¬ 
land church fair recently, a large number 
were bid off at prices ranging from 29 to 40 
cents. The cause of this boom in ruling rates 
is uot stated. 
“Wiiat are the natural products of Ken¬ 
tucky?” asked the teacher. “Tobacker!” 
yelled little Sammy. “What else?” “Whis¬ 
key 1” yelled Tommy. “What else?”’ “Kur- 
nels!” yelled Johnnie. 
lUtettUaupous: gidmtijsittg, 
Hayesviu.k, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1880. 
I am very glad to say I have tried Hop Bitters, and 
never took anything that did me as much good, l only 
took two bottles and I would uot take $100 tor the 
good they did me. I recommend them to my patients, 
and get the best result from their tUKV^^ ^ p 
Easily PitoYES,—It Is easily proven that malarial 
fevers, eonsilpallon, torpidity of the liver and kidneys, 
general debility, nervousness, and neuralgle ailments 
yield readily to this great disease conqueror. Hop Bit¬ 
ters. It repairs the ravages of disease by converting 
the food Into rich blood, and It gives new life and vlg 
or to the aged and lnlirm always. 
LEGS &l ARMS, 
(AtmiaciAt.) 
WITH RUBBER HANDS AND FEET. 
Tho Most Natural. CoafOTtafclo It Durati*, 
Thousand* in Dally Use. 
New Patents k Important Improvements. 
U. S. Gov’t Manufacturer. 
III. Pamphlet of 160 Pages SENT FREE. 
A. A. MARKS, 
701 Broadway, New York City. 
GOOD NEWS 
Ifl LADIES 
Greatest inducements over of¬ 
fered. Now’s your time to get up 
order* for out celebrated Teas 
a- -lC*>ireeM.jmd eocnre » be&ati- 
ft i Gold Band orJIoas Rose China 
11 r , r* * ,i f.’i i 
Ooid Band Mobb Kota* Dinner Set, or GoM Bund Mom 
D wjnmted Toilet S»*t. For fall purtiealarh M]dr**8 
i It*ri (4 r*f V iW ii iMi 4 i Af ! 
O. Boi C*h 
81 and 33 St,. New York. 
BOILERS 
' OF ALL SIZES. 
Write for Circular and tell us what you want. 
B. W. HAY*E & SON, Drawer 1IHF, ELMIRA, N.Y 
or address our New York Office. 
Eastern Agents. Hill. Clarke & Co., Bosion, Mass. 
Our patented Vertical Boiler will not prime. No 
danger of burnlug Hues. 
ThUiFMONItS SOLD, 
1 , Don't pay exorbitant rental fees to 
<H8fc the Bell Telephone Monopoly to use 
(i flik — their Telephones on lines less than 
tit'J ,Ttwo miles In length. A tew months' 
PTV / h i br Wf rental buys a lit at-class Telephone 
j fsAv j/•j Ak th.it i\ no infringement, and works 
kKj Mr:/ U| splendid on lines li*r private use on 
ifl'i Jr* any kimllpf wire, and works good in 
I '.MM stormy > father. It makes lionies 
pleA-sum: innihilates time; pievcn!r. 
I Sjrf rcy uurglari, snvrs many steps, and is 
Jii' t wlu very business man and far¬ 
mer should have to tonnecl Itorcs, houses, depots, fac¬ 
tories, colleges, etc., eic. The only practn able end reliable 
Telephone that is told outright Rnri warr.mp-il to work. 
Chance for agents. No previous experience required. 
Circulars free. WNC. L. NOKTON. Buttnlo. N. V ■ 
’Grind y our own Bone » 
UIIIIU Mcu . Oyster Shelia, 
GRAHAM Flour and Corn 
In ike #£» UATND MIIiL 
(F. Wtlvjn's Patent!. lOO per 
try. Also POWER MILLS and* FAKM 
FEED MILLS. Circular* and TeBtlmonials sent 
on application. WILSON J* »«>»., E“»‘on, P®. 
SMALL'S f&Zln 
Th!» XEW artiolv I, •ppreeliK-t an.J up- 
proved by sil progrmlva Csruien und 
Slot f K»l»er». the ceif sucks it* food 
slowly. In r.per/sofly n/rtnrnf way. lliriv- 
lag as well ss when fed on Its own mother. 
Olveulsrt free. SMALL A MATTHEWS 
HI Mouth Market Street, BOSTON, M ABA. 
SMALL'S 
C «UrEE0t p 
Use the Lose Zinc und Eeaitier Interfering 
Boots and Collar Pads. They are the best. 
oz. In ii wee k. FlI- 
8 oka. In n week, 
ear old* huve uver- 
i) lbs. b 3-10 OZ« in a 
? Cows have averaged 20 7 o«*. in a week. Nine Cows Imre averaged 19 Ibfl. * 
>wr hav* average d >7 lbs. 6 oza. In a week. Six Ityear old* have overaged 14 log 
8-year olds ithe entire number iehtedi have averaged 18 lb . ’i «>*« in a wees. «ix^ 
. . > . _ . O .. mntlan .mmli.ir t s, m f M 1 1 h 11 V P IIV H Ull! I'l 
With eilher regular Incline or Irvrl tread track, has 
the simplest and most t-niclent governor made. The 
l>oy lento <v u Junior T»i ••cmlicr and Clrnner 
(ms no hiiperlor. For Illustrated CnUtlngue address 
sole manufacturer, DAN'M. HUI-IIlZER, 
Doylestowu, Bucks Co , Fa 
p CHILDREN AND DELT 
f CATE PERSON8. 
Entirely harmless and 
aelh tons to take. Tropic 
Fruit Laxative t« uneqal- 
leil for Const loaf ton, fill- 
louhties'-,Sick Headache, 
Loss of Appetite, Com- 
plniut* of children, and 
liver,stomach nnd bowel 
aliments generally. 
y jy- ir ■ 'Ab*otulelv Kiife for de- 
1 f lioale und nursing u<o- 
Xf men Taken euoerlg by 
Y infants and children 
Ask for Liquid Tropic-Fruit l.nxntlvc. Price 
25 cents per bottle. Sold by Druggist*. 
LAXATllvE 
00 Challenge Wind Mills, 
* IN USE IV EVERY State nnd Territory oi 
fthel . 9. Ulna sri-U. lull wheel, has 
Inv-n mode hyus** . i .1 yru.,.uidliiM 
*x never blown down without tower 
—* breaking, a record no other mill can 
.. allow. Mil l s SK,\T oy SO IUY8 TEST 
| TRIAL. IIKttT l-EKD MII.LB, CORN 
MIK.I.LERm. ETC. AUENTH 
- JU W AN’i'El* III nil imusMgneil territory. Cat- 
ximwAi nlogoes free. < II M l.EM.E WIND MILL 
iLISt AMII'KID M I LI,C 0 .. 11 nt<il-lu. K.noC'o.llL 
CIDER 
Sliould send lor onrNcwCDCC 
IHHA Ciitalogiie, mailed rnLL 
1 Boomer dt Boichert /Ye« Co., Syra¬ 
cuse, .V, K 
PIANOFORTES. 
UNEQUALLED IN 
Tone Toiieli Workmanship ami Durability. 
WILLIAM KXABE * CO. 
Nos. 204 and 206 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore. 
No. 112 Fifth Avenue, New York. 
POTATO FERTILIZER. 
Coniaiusall the plant food necessary to raise a large crop of potateos 
At the Queens County Fair, N. Y., Potatoes raised with our Fertilizer took the First Premium. 
The Edward Harrison 
MELIj CO., 
Mnnuf.'n iiir.'H of IIARl.ISON’S 
NT A N I >.V If D <: KIN DIN ti und 
FLOI'KING MILLS »f .11 >iuu 
anti vuivtn-i for Stvaui, Water, Wind, 
- Horie A Hand Power. 
1 I'OMMtlng great apM- 
j*5BlAk1 liyan-l durvWUty. Kv- 
t-ry Mill wxrrantvd to 
I ,MjpyJr.lo'jint what -wo claim 
DKv ff fi r it. Writ, and on- 
/] cloir a Set. iMop for our new 
80 pace llhixtratod catalogue 
^ anil im-nt!onlhl« paper. Tb. 
Edw. IUrrUou Mill Co., N«w Haven, CL 
SCHOLL 
SAWYER 
This beautiful three 
shelf Bracket Design, 
size 13x21, nnd a large 
minilKT of Miniature 
Designs for Scroll Saw 
lug will be sent, poBt- 
£16 writes » Wll tme Jj;u HIV Hum a ^vat. uu v *‘ w ^ v ’ O 
horse loads. This part of the field has also had occasional applications of barn-yard 
manure during the last ten years. The manure was spread last. Fall and plowed in this 
past Spring. After plowing, the whole field was treated alike, At APES POTATO 
MANURE being applied at the rate of 1,500 pounds per acre, in three applications. 
The total yield for the 20 acres was 6,545 bushels, or an average of 327 1-4 per acre. 
The average on the part having no yard manure was 385 bushels. The largest yield ol 
a single acre was 409 bushels. ’ 
While this was a splendid yield over the whole field, the difference against the use of 
barn-yard manure was more than GO bushels. What could have made the difference? 
Was it the season, the soil, or was there a surfeit of manure? The soil was a clay loam 
and this field, when we saw it in August, was the finest sight we ever witnessed. 
REMARKABLE HISTORY OF THE ABOVE FIELD. 
"With the exception of a small part of the field above referred to, where occasional 
applications of barn-yard manure had been made, this field had been fertilized exclusively 
with THE MAPES’ MANURES since 1880. The field was formerly the “poorest on 
the farm.” 
The last three crops were as follows: 
1883. POTATOES, with 1,000 pounds of the Mapee Potato Manure, per acre, 
yield. 4,915 BUSHELS, “Mammoth Pearl,” on 20 acres. One acre yielded 
355 BUSHELS. One acre received an extra application of the fertilizer when 
the plants were five inches high. This increased the average yield 115 bushels on 
the average yield of 240 bushels per acre. 
1883. FALL WHEAT. (“Martin Amber,” “Rogers Red” and “Fultz”) Sown with¬ 
out any manure or fertiliser, relying on the lasting effect of previous pressing of the 
Mapcs Potato Manure. Yield 710 BUSHELS of wheat on the 20 acres, being an aver¬ 
age of over 35 bushels per acre. 
Dr. Combs adds: 
THIS FIELD FORMERLY POOREST ON THE FARM. 
This field before the use of theMapas Manures, was oue of the poorest on the farm; a yield of 20 
bushek of wheat per acre had rarely been reached and never exceeded. 1 he old system with 
rtable manure had failed to bring it up beyond 20 bushels of wheat per acre under lavorable con- 
<li The fi oondition of the field to-day may be easily seen by the yield of wheat. The field will be 
nlowed this Fall and put again into potatoes with Mapes Manure next year. 
YIELD FROM ONE YORE OF THE ABOVE FIELD. 41 BUSHELS WHEAT (WITHOUT 
RAKINGS). 
One aere of this piece, “Martin Amber” (beardless) yielded 41 bushels, without the rakings 
As an exH'riment In thin seeding, less than one bushel was sown and this by drill. The product 
of grain of this acre sold for $100 for seed. Heads were three to five inches long, averaging four 
inches. 
1885. This field was again planted with Potatoes, with 1,500 pounds per acre of the 
Mapes Manure, as also described by the Rural. Yield—average, 327 1-4 bushels 
per acre from 20 acres. 385 bushels per acre from the Mapes Potato Manure alone. 
Largest yield, 409 bushels from single acre. 
Send postal for forthcoming Pamphlet {Feb lsf,) 
The Mapes Formula anil Peruvian Guano Co., 
158 Front Street, New York. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE! 
A] LL AGES AND BOTH SEXES. IIOME-BRED AND 
Coiyn ami Ilellern Bred lo^best Nei her land and 
f The average Record* ol » Herd are the true test ol 
I ft aMjY . The following MUk and Butler Records have all been made by 
miijm. bhoords, 
ffi y JJ Five Cows have averaged over 19 .WKI lbs. In a year. Ten Cows 
^ ^ hove nvprAgeJ over I8,oo r| lbsi. In ft y<?ar. Tlircc Cown have a'er 
» aK H> frnolec/(jlMiut Ju* Coivs'lhat have made yearly record* exceeding 
]6,i Ull lb*., ami 14 of them are now <n our Herd and have averaged 
over 17,S» 0 lit* 
Twenty-live have averaged over 16,000 lbs. In a year. Sixty-three, ****irarauntl lATOSlbs* 
have made yearly records, including fourteen 3-year olds and twenty-one 2-year olds, huve averaged 12,7.. lbs. 
5ozs. In a rear _ _ __ ___ 
BUTTER. RBCORXJS. 
ay en 12 IDS. 1 ys OZs. in a wees r n mrn < .year mun u uurr ...... . .. .. . - ------ . . „ u 
week. The i'ntlre orlglual Imported Net her land Family of six oowsitwo being but three years old have 
averaged 17^ lbs. in u week. This is the Hera from which to get foundation stock. Prices low for <iuallly of 
stock. SMITHS, POWELL & LAMB, 
LA RESIDE STOCK FARM, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
WILLIAMS, CLARK & CO’S. 
Doyi^town horse Power 
POULTRY RAISING PAYS. 
Send stamp for Illustrated Catalogue describing 
Ineiilmtore, Poultry Appliances, and how to suc¬ 
ceed In the Poultry business. 1,. N. Clark dt Sou, 
US Dey Street, New York. 
“Your Potato Fertilizer gave me such great results last season, that I shall never plant with¬ 
out it again.” —Elihu Bond. 
“The best potatoes I ever raised were grown with Williams, Clark & Co.’s Potato Fertilizer.” 
—Jesse Cakll. 
Price, delivered to Boat or Cara in New York, #42.00 net per ton. 
GENERAL OFFICE s 
COTTON FXCHANGE BUILDING, NEW YORK. 
Send for 1886 Circular. 
BOOKWALTER ENGINES 
UPRIGHT AND HORIZONTAL, 
3 TO 10 HORSE POWER. 
OVER 3,000 IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. 
Illustrated Pamphlet sent tree. Address, 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
Eastern Office: 110 Liberty SL,New York. 
Sold in one year for breeders. 
Tho only hog Not Subject to Cholera. 
Two weighed 2,800 lbs. Send for de¬ 
scription of this fatuous breed, also 
fowls. E Ti SjLVER( Cleve , and) 0i 
1 SEED 
DRILL 
Hand Cultivator, 
Wheel Hoe, 
SINGLE'OU COMBINED. 
Admitted by leading Seedsmen and Market Garden 
ers everywhere to lie the umst perfect and reliable 
Implements In use for plan ling and cultivating gar¬ 
den eropa. beware of cheap hrimtiont! Inquire for 
the genuine machines which arc made only by* 
T. 15. K\ KUKTT Ai (•(),, Boston, Mas* 
Semi fm circulars, giving ldeit prlcei and improvements. 
